colin100 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I dont know if this is a stupid question but I was just browsing on evilbay and noticed that there are Musicman Sterling basses and cheaper ones that are titled Sterling by Musicman basses. Are these different basses? I am assuming that the Sterling by Musicman basses are not actually made by Musicman. Can anybody clear this up for me Cheers Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Ok here we go, Ernie Ball make the Stingray which has a sort of P bass neck and the Sterling which is very similar but with a Jazz bass (narrower) neck. Both are full USA EBMM models and cost around £1299-1500 ish new. The sterling by musicman are budget versions of the EB's, SB14 is like an EB Sterling, SB34 like a Ray4 and SB35 like a Ray5. still confused? So are we... Edited February 18, 2011 by stingrayPete1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin100 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Cheers Stingraypete! I think that makes sense in a way. How much should I expect to pay for the USA EBMM Sterling in decent second hand condition? I see you have the same amp and cab as me. How do you like? Its pretty niffty for getting to gigs for sure! Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 The Amp is the business mate ta! LOUD too I'm not a massive sterling fan tbh as I find them a bit little as I'm a fairly big/tall guy and I love Ray neck profiles anyway. Price wise they are similar to Rays starting at about £650 I think? A Sabre is worth a look if you fancy something similar but different, the guy in pulp used one to good effect. All EB stuff seams to sound good with Genz gear and I see lots of GB and EB together in peoples gear lists on here. Dont you fancy a normal Ray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1132849' date='Feb 18 2011, 10:01 PM']Ok here we go, Ernie Ball make the Stingray which has a sort of P bass neck and the Sterling which is very similar but with a Jazz bass (narrower) neck. Both are full USA EBMM models and cost around £1299-1500 ish new. The sterling by musicman are budget versions of the EB's, SB14 is like an EB Sterling, SB34 like a Ray4 and SB35 like a Ray5. still confused? So are we...[/quote] wow.. a lot of product and confusing indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='JTUK' post='1133105' date='Feb 19 2011, 09:54 AM']wow.. a lot of product and confusing indeed.[/quote] Well Sterling Ball had got to get his name and initials in as many times as possible! They should do an "EBMM ConfuddleRay4" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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